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Protest against El Zapotillo Dam at University of Mexico, in Mexico DF, Feb. 2009 IMDEC The villagers of Temacapulín, México graciously offered to host Rivers for Life 3: The 3rd International Meeting of Dam-Affected People and Their Allies. Holding the meeting in Temacapulín gave a huge boost to local communities fighting against El Zapotillo Dam. The 105-meter dam would flood the villages of Temacapulín, Acasico and Palmarejo and disrupt the ecology of the Río Verde. Villagers say they will continue to resist the dam to defend their communities, their human rights and their dignity

Rivers for Life 3 was organized by International Rivers, three local partners and an international steering committee. Local Partners in Mexico Mexican Institute for Community Development (IMDEC)Committee to Save Temaca, Acasico and PalmarejoMexican Movement of People Affected by Dams and in Defense of Rivers (MAPDER)International Steering Committee members Sena Alouka, Young Volunteers for the Environment, TogoRobert Kugonza, Africa Rivers Network, UgandaErcan Ayboga, Initiative to Save Hasankeyf, Turkey/GermanyCatriona Vine, Kurdish Human Rights Project, United KingdomLata Anantha, River Res

"Newly Displaced Population," 2004 Liu Xiaodong, Courtesy of the Mary Boone Gallery, New York The reservoir of the Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest and most controversial hydropower project, was scheduled to reach its final height in November 2009 at 175 meters. The 660 kilometer-long reservoir displaced 1.3 million people and is wreaking havoc with the environment. Many of its impacts, including landslides and water pollution, are only now becoming apparent. China will need to deal with the project's legacy for generations to come. As the project has been completed, Intern"Wa

Map of Area Directly Impacted by Belo Monte Dam from Belo Monte EIA What would be the true environmental, social, and economic costs of Belo Monte Dam? New studies by a group of independent experts have highlighted the serious consequences the dam would have for the region, its inhabitants, and ecosystems of the Amazon rainforest. Belo Monte, which with an installed generating capacity of 11,231 MW would be the world's third largest dam, and its complex array of two powerhouses, artificial canals, huge dykes, two reservoirs, spillways, ports, roads, and work camps would devastate more than 1,

Delegates of dam affected peoples from 11 states held the III Forum of the Mexican Movement of Dam-Affected People and in Defense of Rivers (MAPDER)in Mexico City alongside the 4th World Water Forum and of the International Forum in the Defense of Water. Read the declaration result of this meeting. Download document

Nuestro amigo y colega Italo Retamal de Ceibo Producciones ha creado este video de la material que él logró conseguir en la expedicón que International Rivers ayudó en realizar en enero de 2008 para conocer el Río Pascua. Tome un momento para gozar de las imagenes de un lugar realmente prístino y desconocido, y aprender más de la urgencia de proteger los ríos de la Patagonia Chilena de la amenaza de los mega-proyectos hidroeléctricos. Agradecemos a Juan Pablo Orrego de Ecosistemas por la narración excelente.

Because of this focus on power prices and large projects (and, typically, an avoidance of addressing environmental and social costs in pricing these projects), Mozambique is missing out on critical global developments in new clean sources of energy that could benefit its population, create new industry, jobs and capacities, and bring clean power to its own population. Before 2003, few incentives had been given to household and commercial users to save electricity – and this waste has contributed to a sizable portion of South Africa’s demand. South Africa has the

(Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade) O Conselho Consultivo do Parque Nacional (Parna) da Amazônia, no Pará, promoveu, na sexta-feira (21 de agosto), reunião com vários setores do governo e da sociedade para avaliar os impactos ambientais que podem vir a ocorrer na área da unidade de conservação (UC) com a construção do Complexo Hidrelétrico do Tapajós. O complexo é um dos projetos do Programa de Aceleração do Crescimento (PAC) um conjunto de obras de infraestrutura do governo federal, para a região amazônica. Após o debate, os conselheiros aprovaram por

De 26 a 28 de agosto os bispos, coordenadores de pastoral e representantes dos organismos e pastorais do Pará e do Amapá estiveram reunidos em Belém para uma assembléia que discutiu o desafio da atividade pastoral na Amazônia e a vida dos povos daquela região. No documento final, eles denunciaram o desrespeito à natureza e afirmaram que a destruição em curso ameaça a sobrevivência humana, sobreposta pelo modelo de desenvolvimento adotado que privilegia os que detêm o poder político e econômico. "Todas essas mazelas vem junto com uma transformação imposta à nossa sociedade em